Category: Baby Sleep

We spent most of our day relaxing and enjoying time with Emmeric this afternoon. So I thought I’d share an update on our sleep training and how it’s gone since we started it. Before I share, though, I wanted to let you see a picture of our baby boy as he played today. We received…

I reviewed Dr. Ferber’s method of sleep training in my last post. If you read that and don’t think any crying will work for you (whether it’s you or the baby!), you should check out today’s review of the Sleep Lady Shuffle. This is a gentle sleep training method that is proven to help both…

As we started our sleep training program, I researched on Pinterest and other places for information. I realized very quickly that sleep training has a lot of controversy surrounding it. The methods are as diverse as the people doing the training, so of course, it seems a daunting task to a new parent. Today I…

We are nearing the end of our first week sleep training Emmeric. I promised to share how it’s been going, and here I am. Let me start by saying that we chose to go with the Ferber method, which is a pretty well-known strategy. We bought the book Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems along with…

Sleep has been in short supply in our house these past eight months. At least, it has been for me. Daniel has had a bit more luck in getting sleep, but even he has been tired and in need of rest. We’ve started a sleep training program to try to get Emmeric sleeping through the…

“Just sleep when the baby sleeps!” It’s the advice I’ve received more times than I can count. Sleep when Emmeric is asleep, and you’ll catch up on all that lost sleep. It sounds great. Does it work? Not for me. Sleep deprivation is my new mom nightmare. You might need this post if your baby…